US President Joe Biden went on a charm offensive with European allies at the G20 summit in Rome, unveiling a steel deal and promising to mend ties strained to breaking point by Donald Trump.
It was a fresh start in an ancient setting: those aboard the gigantic presidential convoy -- over 80 vehicles at times -- glimpsed the Vatican, Colosseum and Roman Forum as they were whisked around the Eternal City to high-end meetings this weekend.
Biden said the summit demonstrated the "power of America showing up" and working with its allies to forge progress on key issues. "There's a reason why people should be disappointed in that. I found it disappointing myself," he said. Biden acknowledged the US had been "clumsy" in the affair, which saw it sign a deal with Australia for nuclear submarine technology at the expense of France.
There were fences to mend over America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, after Biden insisted on a total pull-out of US forces -- requiring European allies to follow suit. Washington has also promised to "consult closely with its allies" on a review now under way of the US nuclear posture.
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